“The mind is just like a muscle – the more you exercise it, the stronger it gets and the more it can expand.”
Idowu Koyenikan
I have been reading and listening to a ton of books and podcasts on mindfulness and the power of the mind/body connection. It is incredible to see how powerful our mind is when we choose to activate it. I admittedly geek out over the science side of things and I really love learning the nitty gritty stuff about how everything works together from a mind, brain, body, biology, and human physiology perspective. It is hard for me to learn something at a surface level. On almost any topic, if I find it truly intriguing, I love to go a mile deep and get as many different perspectives and opinions about whatever that particular topic might be.
One of the most compelling things that keeps resonating in every thing I read and study on the topic of mindfulness is the power of human choice, which starts in your mind, not in your body with a first-level dependency on our own individual biology. We all have the power of choice, and when we make that choice, whether it is to exercise our mind, our bodies, our souls, those choices have far reaching and deep consequences both within ourselves and those that are around us. God’s gift of free will is so incredibly powerful and when we exercise it with a focus on Him and His Kingdom it can have profound impact to our entire world.
The more I learn, the more I understand that there is so much more yet to discover…
If you are interested in this topic here are a few good links to check out:
- Switch On Your Brain – Dr. Caroline Leaf
- Think & Eat Yourself Smart – Dr. Caroline Leaf
- Dr. Peter Attia – The Drive Podcast
- Lead Yourself First
